We worked really hard to get him to sleep in his cot, but even then, he would last around 3-4 hours before waking and screaming and crying and ending back up in bed with us. This also meant Daddy was asleep in the spare room most nights! Initially we thought that his sleep would improve as he got older, but the opposite was happening.

I was feeding him to sleep for every nap and every night. He slept on me for both naps each day (yes at 11 months old!!) and would start off asleep in his cot at bedtime but end up in bed with me at some point every single night. We were all exhausted, grumpy and unsure of what to do next!

It was then that we heard about Julia through a friend of ours. We had looked into Sleep Consultants before, but honestly didn’t believe that they could solve our problems that easily. We were reluctant to spend quite a lot of money on something that might not even work. However, we decided to go for it out of desperation. I was due to return to work and barely functioning because of the lack of sleep. Our son was also due to start nursery and I worried that he wouldn’t be able to sleep there without being breastfed or held.

We met Julia over Zoom and talked through our situation. Julia was lovely and not phased by anything we said – although I have to admit I wasn’t completely convinced what she was telling us to do would work! However, we followed what she said to the letter and by night two, our son slept through the night. We both woke up in a bit of a daze and couldn’t quite believe it! Julia stayed in contact with us every day for two weeks, adjusting and tweaking the timings of his naps where needed. We now have a child who sleeps for a solid two hours in the middle of the day (at home and nursery), goes to bed at 7pm and sleeps through until 6:30am. He can now self-settle and doesn’t need to be fed to sleep. He wakes up happy, babbling to himself in the morning instead of crying. Julia also left us with the tools to manage things such as illness and teething as well as what to do if he doesn’t nap properly in the daytime. There has been the odd occasion where we have had to use these tools and they have all worked without fail!

It’s been almost four months since we reached out to Julia and things are so much better. We have a very happy little boy who is well rested and able to self-settle with no fuss (he is slowly becoming a child who is able to close his eyes and sleep just about anywhere now too, which I never thought I would see…). We have also noticed things such as him eating far better at mealtimes and drinking more water rather than relying on Mummy! The transformation has been incredible. I expected (hoped!) to see some improvement in his sleep, but did not expect it to be quite successful as this.

I would not hesitate to use Julia again in the future and highly recommend her as a Sleep Consultant (although I truly believe she is some sort of magician!). It might sound extreme, but it’s really improved our lives. You truly realise the importance of sleep when you aren’t getting any! Julia, we cannot thank you enough!

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From the first call with Julia, I felt better. She was so calm and convinced that she would be able to help us, but I must admit that I did feel doubtful that it was going to work with us. Sure, she had helped people before, but never my baby, who had known nothing but cosleeping and breastfeeding pretty much since she was born. We’d tried some other methods before, and nothing really seemed to make much difference, and I was also anxious about making Bea unhappy or scared of being in her bed with more traditional ‘Cry it Out’ methods.

Without question, Julia has changed my family’s life. From the very first night, I haven’t had to go into Bea’s room once and she has successfully slept for around 12 hours for the last two weeks all by herself! I still can’t quite believe it, particularly as none of it seemed especially hard. The method was clear and easy to follow, and importantly to me, did not involve Bea being left to cry by herself for long periods of time. We are now able to put her down to sleep, leave the room, and she settles down within a few minutes. Both my husband and I have followed the plan together, meaning that bedtime is no longer solely my domain, as she is also no longer breastfed to sleep, nor is she feeding in the night at all.

As I said, I didn’t truly believe that this was going to work for us, but I can say it has. Whilst we still have some work to do with Bea’s naps, the bedtimes are a revelation. They are not stressful, or upsetting for anyone and I recently stayed at my mum’s house, where Bea has never slept before. We followed the same routine that we do at home, and once again, she slept for 12 hours!

If you are considering using Julia’s services, then I can wholeheartedly recommend them. She made us feel comfortable, never judged any slip ups, and has a totally realistic approach that actually works!!! We now have a set bedtime routine, our evenings back, and more importantly two beautiful little girls who are sleeping independently and happily. Thank you Julia

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Julia was always on hand to answer any questions to make sure we stayed on track and as quickly as our baby turned from a good sleeper to a bad, Julia helped us create a routine that meant that our baby is now sleeping through again! We cannot thank Julia enough for her professional help and also incredibly kind words throughout. We would highly recommend her to help you with any baby sleep queries she really is a sleep wizard!

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